News Release
Toronto Police Service Officer Justified in Deploying CEW during Arrest of Man Who Ran at the Officer
Case Number: 16-TCI-298
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has decided that no charges will issue against a Toronto Police Service officer who discharged his conducted energy weapon (CEW) at a man who was running towards the officer during an arrest in November 2016. The man fell face down and suffered a fractured orbital bone.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): /en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3268.
The Director’s Report was delivered to the Attorney General, as is required by law under the Police Services Act. The Attorney General has directed that the document be posted online.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations
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